Railroad tie



B. GIZZI RAILROAD TIE Filed Nov. 26, 1940 Jah. 13; 1942.

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Jan. 13, 1942. B. slzzi RAILROAD TIE Filed Nov. 26, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet2 10 w 4 0 M v fi H n Patented Jan. 13, 1942 UNITED'STATES PATENT OFFICERAILROAD TIE Berardino Gizzi, Wilmerding, Pa. Application November 26,1940', Serial No. 367,272

1 Claim.

This invention relates to railroad ties, and it is one object oftheinvention to provide. a tie associated with a concrete foundation,the foundation resting upon a roadbed of conventional formation and thetie being so anchored to the foundation that it will be firmly held inplace and prevented from moving out of its proper position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tie so associated withthe foundation that the tie may be bound to the foundation by a mass ofpoured concrete which not only covers the tie but also enters sockets inthe foundation in which portions of the tie are engaged and causes thetie to be held against shifting vertically or horizontally when theconcrete sets and hardens.

Another object of the invention is to provide the tie with improvedmeans for engaging rails and firmly holding the rails against movementrelative to the tie.

Another object of the invention is to permit removal of the tread andweb portion of a rail when it becomes worn without disturbing the baseportion of the rail or the members for securing the rail to the tie.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tie which is simple inconstruction, very strong and durable, and cheap to manufacture.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 is a top plan view of the foundation to which the improved tiesare applied when in use,

Figure 2 is a view showing ties applied to the foundation with railsmounted upon the ties.

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken transversely through Figure4 upon the line 3-3.

Figure 4 is a top plan view with portions of the rails in section.

Figure 5 is a top plan view of one of the ties.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken along the line 66 of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a perspective view showing one of the rails with itselements separated.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the tie.

Figure 9 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the wedges used forholding the rails upon the ties.

The foundation, which is indicated in general by the numeral I, isformed of concrete and when formed is poured upon the roadbed in formswhere it is allowed to set and harden, the forms being then removed. Thefoundation is of such width that its side portions project from theties, as shown in Figure 2 and also in Figures 3- and 4. At pointsspaced from each other longitudinally of the foundation, there areprovided pockets 2 which are arranged in pairs and since the pockets ofeach pair are located adjacent opposite side edges of the foundation,the ties 3 may be set in place upon the foundation between the companionpockets and held in proper spaced relation to each other.

The ties 3 are of duplicate construction and each is formed of strongmetal and has end portions 4 connected by a bridging bar 5. The endportions 4 constitute chairs for the rails 6 and are formed withbolt-receiving openings 1, the outer end portions of the chairs 4 beingbent downwardly to form depending flanges 8 which engage in the pockets2, as shown in Figures 3 and 4. By having the ties provided withdepending flanges which. engage in the pockets, the ties. will beproperly spaced from each other longitudinally of the foundation. andalso firmly held in parallel relation to each other at right angles tothe foundation when concrete is poured into the pockets and allowed toset and harden about the flanges. Bolts 9 are passed upwardly throughthe openings 1 with their threaded end portions projecting upwardly tosuch an extent that the. rails may be firmly held in place when nuts areapplied to the bolts. Since the openings are square and the portions ofthe bolts passing through them of similar shape, the bolts will be heldagainst turning in the openings and the nuts in may be screwed tightlyinto place. In view of the fact that the ties have large end portions ofgreater length than the width of a rail base, a very good support willbe provided for the rails and the rails will be prevented from havingdirect contact with the foundation and damaging the foundation whensubjected to pounding as a train moves along a track.

The rails 6 are of the construction shown in Figures 3, 4 and 7.Referring to these figures, it will be seen that each rail has upper andlower sections II and I2, the upper section being formed with a tread l3and a short depending web l4 through which opening openings [5 areformed. The lower section I2 is formed with a base It carryingupstanding flanges or web sections l1 between which the web l4 fitswhere it is secured by bolts l8 which pass through openings 19 formed inthe flanges Hand-through the openings 15 formed in the web 14. By thisarrangement, the upper sections of the rails will be detachably securedto the lower sections and when the tread portions of the rails becomeworn, it is merely necessary to remove the bolts l8 and, after liftingthe worn upper sections out of place, substitute new ones.

The rails rest upon the end portions 4 of the ties between the openings1 from which they are spaced slightly and wedged 20 are then driven intoplace between the bolts and the side edges of the rail bases. Thesewedges fit under the washers 2| and are provided along their inner sideswith inwardly extending flanges 22 which overlap the side edge portionsof the rail bases to hold the rails against upward movement. Byemploying the wedges, a tight gripping will be established at oppositesides of the rail bases and, in addition, pressure exerted by thetightened nuts I will be applied to upper faces of the side edgeportions of the rail bases for an appreciable distance. Therefore, therails will be very firmly held in place upon the end portions of theties and prevented from working loose.

When rails are to be laid in accordance with this invention, thefoundation I is first formed along the previously prepared roadbed, andafter the concrete foundation has set and hardened, the ties are set inplace with their depending flanges 8 engaging in the pockets 2 of thefoundation. The bolts 9 are passed upwardly through the openings 1before the ties are set in place, and since their heads are countersunk,the ties will have flat contacting engagement with the upper face orsurface of the foundation. The rails are then set in place upon the endportions 4 of the ties and after they have been trued to extend inparallel spaced relation to each other, the wedges are driven tightlyinto place under the washers 2| between the bolts and side edges of therail bases, the nuts being then tightened to apply pressure and firmlyhold the wedges in tight gripping engagement with upper faces of therail bases. The nuts for the bolts l8 are tightened so that the uppersections of the rails will be firmly held and concrete 22 then pouredupon the foundation in covering relation to the ties. This concrete isheaped against opposite side faces of the rails and completely coversthe bolts 9 and their nuts and also the bolts [8 which pass through theweb portions of the rails. It should be noted, however, that theconcrete terminates slightly below upper edges of the flanges or Websections ll so that it is spaced downwardly from the treads of therails. Therefore, when the tread portions of the rails become worn,portions of the set concrete 22 covering the bolts l8 can be broken awayto expose these bolts and the bolts easily withdrawn after theirsecuring nuts have been removed. The worn upper sections of the railscan then be lifted out of place and new ones substituted, the boltsbeing then replaced and tightened or new ones used and concrete or acement mixture employed to cover the bolts. In view of the fact thatportions 23 of the concrete 22 will fill the pockets 2 about thedepending flanges 8 of the ties, the ties will be firmly held in placeafter the concrete sets and be prevented from moving out of their properpositions longitudinally or transversely of the foundation and also heldagainst vertical movement.

I have, therefore, provided an improved construction wherein ties of animproved form are very firmly mounted upon a concrete foundation andrails so secured that they will be firmly held in place upon the tiesbut their upper portions permitted to be easily removed When necessaryand new ones substituted.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

In a track structure, a continuous longitudinally extending concretefoundation of a width corresponding to the width of the track and formedwith pockets opening through its upper face and located adjacentopposite side edges of the foundation in spaced relation to each otherlongitudinally of the foundation, metal ties extending transverselyacross the foundation and resting flat against the upper surface of thefoundation, said ties having wide end portions constituting rail chairsand bent downwardly at their ends to form depending flanges engaged inthe pockets, the pockets being of appreciably greater depth and greaterlength and width than the flanges to provide space in the pockets aboutand under the flanges adapted to be filled with concrete for securingthe flanges in the pockets and firmly holding the ties in place on thefoundation.

BERARDINO GIZZI.

